Category: Commentary
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Ice T (@FinalLevel) & “Planet Rock: The Story of Hip Hop and the Crack Generation”
Hip hop’s favorite pimp turned accomplished actor (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) turned reality TV star will be exploring the connection between hip hop, the urban community and crack cocaine in the new documentary, Planet Rock: The Story of Hip Hop and the Crack Generation. The documentary will be aired on VH1 and…
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Run That Back Hip Hop Bytes Episode 6 w/ @MrShadeed: Is Hip Hop Under Surveillance?
This is an older segment of Hip Hop Bytes but very relevant to the culture right now. In this episode of Hip Hop Bytes, Mr. Shadeed examined law enforcement’s current use of technology to prosecute rappers. He touches on the history of this, and discusses the F.B.I.’s 1989 letter sent to N.W.A. about ‘F*ck The…
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Where Is Hip Hop? Episode 89 w/ @Randy_Roper x @NanciOIsHipHop: Watch The Throne Edition #WTT
With one of the most epic and highly anticipated hip hop records dropping earlier today via iTunes, Randy and I had to talk Watch The Throne. In episode 89 of Where Is Hip Hop? we discuss how Jay-Z and Kanye West’s Watch The Throne will change the music industry digitally and lyrically. The buzz around…
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Where Is Hip Hop? Episode 88 w/ @Randy_Roper x @NanciOIsHipHop
Let me preface this by saying Randy and I recorded this segment a few days before Jeezy announced that he was dropping a new mixtape before TM103. In the latest episode of Where Is Hip Hop?, Randy and I discuss Young Jeezy, the TM101 6th year reunion concert in NYC and the real is back.…
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*Update* Dear D. Dot Omen (@DDotOmen)
Scroll down for updates… Dear D. Dot Omen, What’s up? I typically save the "Dear John" commentary for the rappers in our community. For example, like earlier this summer when he was feeling down because the game was so fake, Waka Flocka Flame wanted "to quite rap". Or last summer when Bawse was clearly encroaching…
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The Revival Of The RDU Hip Hop Scene: One Year Later
2010 RDU Hip Hop Throwback: Pictured Front Row L-R: Apple Juice Kid, Charlie Smarts (Kooley High), L.E.G.A.C.Y., DJ Flash, DJ Skaz Digga, Kourvoisier, Carlitta Durand, Sundown (Actual Proof), DJ Ill Digitz (Kooley High), Helen Schaeffer. Picture Back Row L-R: Me, Foolery (Kooley High), King Mez, SkyBlew, Azon Blaze, Tab-One (Kooley High), Pierce Freelon (The Beast). Photo…
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#FF: Cut The Fool Edition w/ @CThaGod @CollardGreen @LilDuval x @RealEarthquake
This week’s Follow Friday is focused on the comedians (real or unintentional) on Twitter. I can always count on these cats for a good laugh and comic relief to brighten my day. If you’re looking to cut the fool online, check these folks out. And hit that follow button. 1) Charlamagne Tha God: is 1/3…
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Where Is Hip Hop? Episode 86 w/ @Randy_Roper x @NanciOIsHipHop
In the latest episode of Where Is Hip Hop?, Randy and I discuss Lil B, I’m Gay, and homophobia in hip hop. As of today, Lil B has sold just under 2000 copies of his new album, I’m Gay (I’m Happy). This despite having over 260,000 followers on Twitter, 130,000 friends on Facebook and 32…
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Dear Waka Flocka Flame
Dear Waka Flocka Flame, What’s up? I actually decided to wait a couple of days to write this, because I figured you’d come back out and say you were just having a bad day. It’s cool to get frustrated by the industry, I mean we all have bad days. But the tweet you sent out…